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Recycling & Waste
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Let's Recycle!
Help save the environment and offset the cost of your monthly refuse rate by recycling.
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Waste and Recycle Process
Routine trash pick-ups for Brea include removal of waste and an active program to capture recycle and compost materials. Service is delayed by one day for pick-ups falling on major holidays and the remainder of those weeks: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Commercial Recycling Is Easy, Essential
Commercial operations, apartment complexes and larger waste generators are expected to participate in recycling.
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Disposal of Bulky or Hazardous Items
Learn what to do with various large items or dangerous materials that are no longer useful.
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Electronic Waste Needs Special Handling
Avoid violations by learning how to dispose of electronic waste properly.
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Food and Organic Waste Solutions
Learn how businesses can comply with California’s revolutionary Organic Waste Law (AB1826)
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Pollution Danger: Pharmaceutical Disposal
Discover how to properly dispose of pharmaceutical products without harming our water sources.
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Used Oil & Filter Recycling
Join the city program designed to recycle used motor oil and filters.
Compost Giveaway Event
Composting is good for the environment and good for your pocketbook, too. Compost enriches the soil, helps retain water, and reduces the need for chemical fertilizers; among other benefits. The City of Brea and Republic Services host an annual free Compost Giveaway Event. However, due to COVID-19, the 2021 Compost Giveaway Event is being postponed. For updates, please check back here.